As was foretold, we've added advertisements to the forums! If you have questions, or if you encounter any bugs, please visit this thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/240191/forum-advertisement-faq-and-reports-thread/
We're funding a new Acquisitions Incorporated series on Kickstarter right now! Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/acquisitions-incorporated-the-series-2

[BATTLEFIELD 3] Open Beta out now

1161719212294

Posts

  • 0Replace4Displace0Replace4Displace The best girls are ships and guns. Registered User regular
    The MAV is really useful, but gives you dick all for points. Kinda wish I got a few more than 10, considering I can't do anything while it's airborne.

    In other news, the AS VAL fucking lightswitched on me. Put an optic on it and the VSS makes its return.

    u4OkoEI.png
  • ApostateApostate Prince SpaceRegistered User regular
    emp123 wrote:
    Satsumomo wrote:
    Aaaaand apparently server files were somehow leaked or reverse engineered or something.

    What with the 64 player metro TDM and this: http://i.imgur.com/BdweB.jpg

    What is so special about this picture? I see a 32 person Metro server.

    It's not labeled as an EA server.

    Here's one for 128 (I couldn't seem to get in though):
    BF3Metro128.jpg

  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    So, why the hell am I a murdering death machine with the shotgun. But as soon as I try to use a rifle I'm a fucking pin cushion for everybody on the opposite team?

    Seems like the thing I can do with rifle is hide in a bush and pick off people. Or, plant a bomb, hide in a bush, and pick off people who runs to disarm the bomb.

    Also, why the hell is everyone playing the Recon class?

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Because they can hide in the bushes and avoid interacting with people and possibly dying.

  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited October 2011

    Also, why the hell is everyone playing the Recon class?

    I've been playing Recon because I never play the sniper role but the mobile spawn point is a good beginning of the match thing to set up.

    Edit: Running around shooting people with the SKS+holo+foregrip can be considered Recon.

    joshgotro on
    does it?
  • 0Replace4Displace0Replace4Displace The best girls are ships and guns. Registered User regular
    joshgotro wrote:

    Also, why the hell is everyone playing the Recon class?

    I've been playing Recon because I never play the sniper role but the mobile spawn point is a good beginning of the match thing to set up.

    Get this on the PC.

    u4OkoEI.png
  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    joshgotro wrote:

    Also, why the hell is everyone playing the Recon class?

    I've been playing Recon because I never play the sniper role but the mobile spawn point is a good beginning of the match thing to set up.

    Get this on the PC.

    No.

    does it?
  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    I love that if I dislike something it's obviously because I can't cope with it. No, sorry that ain't it, because it's easy to just hold down fire and point at the focal point of the shitbeam because guns are 100% accurate that close.

    Even at full auto.

    doesn't mean it's enjoyable for me or my other teammates who are blinded by some retard who spawns with it on and shines it everywhere.

    tyrannus on
  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    Man, guys the tac light is the perfect tool for griefing whinging idiots on your team

    Just played with a guy called Moose101 who was the stereotypical tough guy on the internet and a massive racist to boot

    So my squad all took our tac lights out and blinded him for the whole round

    It got to a point that the other team weren't shooting at us when they saw us cause they knew we weren't interested in them anymore

    steam_sig.png
  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    So, why the hell am I a murdering death machine with the shotgun. But as soon as I try to use a rifle I'm a fucking pin cushion for everybody on the opposite team?

    Seems like the thing I can do with rifle is hide in a bush and pick off people. Or, plant a bomb, hide in a bush, and pick off people who runs to disarm the bomb.

    Also, why the hell is everyone playing the Recon class?

    I don't know, different style of weapon maybe?

    All I know is that I'm competent with the M4A1 and cannot shoot for shit with the AK

    steam_sig.png
  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    BigDes wrote:

    All I know is that I'm competent with the M4A1 and cannot shoot for shit with the AK

    Did you use select fire to make the AK single shot?

    does it?
  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    edited October 2011

    Well, my point is that you would look away, if one was aimed at you. As this is a video game, and not that bright, they made their effect to be as impairing to vision, instead of hurting your eyes and looking away, you just cant see him.

    Right, they're still not that bright during the day.
    Apostate wrote:

    11B. Poor bloody infantry. :)

    Served a few years in 101st. A year in Korea in the JSA.

    I was an 11B as well.

    I'm surprised you've never been to a shoot house or in combat, because the white light is only used when absolutely necessary, otherwise you're using your PEQ-2/PEQ-15 and NODs. The reason you're not going to use a tac light to obscure the enemies vision is because tac lights have the added effect of alerting everyone else to your presence, and ruining your night vision in your firing eye if you're wearing PVS-14's. In the cases that you do use white light instead of NODs, illume shouldn't be so poor that the enemy won't already have a bead on you. I agree that it will make it difficult for the enemy to see you when it's shined in their eyes, but that isn't ever an adequate reason to use it over NODs. Especially since SRM is soo much easier with an IR laser.

    Edit: I hate, hate, the fact that when I set my weapon to 3 round burst that it fires 3 rounds after only pressing LMB once.

    Taranis on
    EH28YFo.jpg
  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Taranis wrote:

    I was an 11B as well.

    I'm surprised you've never been to a shoot house or in combat, because the white light is only used when absolutely necessary, otherwise you're using your PEQ-2/PEQ-15 and NODs. The reason you're not going to use a tac light to obscure the enemies vision is because tac lights have the added effect of alerting everyone else to your presence, and ruining your night vision in your firing eye if you're wearing PVS-14's. In the cases that you do use white light instead of NODs, illume shouldn't be so poor that the enemy won't already have a bead on you. I agree that it will make it difficult for the enemy to see you when it's shined in their eyes, but that isn't ever an adequate reason to use it over NODs. Especially since SRM is soo much easier with an IR laser.

    You have no idea how big my boner from reading this paragraph is. You can safely bet it's about average for a white guy.

    joshgotro on
    does it?
  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    joshgotro wrote:
    BigDes wrote:

    All I know is that I'm competent with the M4A1 and cannot shoot for shit with the AK

    Did you use select fire to make the AK single shot?

    Yeah but even then its hit or miss as to whether I can shoot someone or around them

    steam_sig.png
  • EuphoriacEuphoriac Registered User regular
    So, WOW I only just realised that any accessories you gain aren't just weapon or kit specific but also faction specific! This game is going to be a loooong grind!

    Thank god it's actually fun.

    Having said that, I've already seen a lvl 38...

  • wakkawawakkawa Registered User regular
    The m249 is so so shitty. Yes it has a 100 rounds but it takes all 100 of them to kill someone. It's also got the accuracy of a blindfolded man playing darts.

  • 0Replace4Displace0Replace4Displace The best girls are ships and guns. Registered User regular
    Euphoriac wrote:
    So, WOW I only just realised that any accessories you gain aren't just weapon or kit specific but also faction specific! This game is going to be a loooong grind!

    Thank god it's actually fun.

    Having said that, I've already seen a lvl 38...

    <-- 47 and almost 48.

    u4OkoEI.png
  • CaedereCaedere S'no regrets BIRDIESRegistered User regular
    This game gets major props for being like, one of the only shooters I've ever played that gets pump-action shotgun reloading animations down correctly. At least on the 870.

    Off-hand reload with shell into ejection port, keeping barrel on-target, and no fucking pumping after loading the last shell. It's amazing.

    FWnykYl.jpg
  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    I didn't need to pour all 100 rounds into an enemy to kill them with the m249. I like it better than the first gun the support gets. Accuracy at long range is problematic though.

  • CaedereCaedere S'no regrets BIRDIESRegistered User regular
    Also, I would like to add: The PP2000 with Extended Mags and Laser Sight is a freaking death machine. Holy shit. My performance went from middling to server-topping with this thing. Flank and spank!

    FWnykYl.jpg
  • YallYall Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Need more mans pleeese.

    on US-Lowpinggameservers-com-55

    Yall on
  • acidlacedpenguinacidlacedpenguin Institutionalized Safe in jail.Registered User regular
    scat what's your battlefrog id?

    GT: Acidboogie PSNid: AcidLacedPenguiN
  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    shisia or something stupid.

  • 0Replace4Displace0Replace4Displace The best girls are ships and guns. Registered User regular
    scat what's your battlefrog id?

    Shiashi.

    u4OkoEI.png
  • NeliNeli Registered User regular
    Caedere wrote:
    Also, I would like to add: The PP2000 with Extended Mags and Laser Sight is a freaking death machine. Holy shit. My performance went from middling to server-topping with this thing. Flank and spank!

    the UMP is even better. Like, the UMP might be the best gun I've tried so far. I see a ton of other people running around with it too, and for good reason. You can snipe with that thing and it basically kills instantly up close, makes almost no noise at all either

    vhgb4m.jpg
    I have stared into Satan's asshole, and it fucking winked at me.
    [/size]
  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    If the UMP isn't broken in game what would be?

    does it?
  • TheExAmTheExAm Gerrymandered your districts Registered User regular
    Neli wrote:
    At least you can leave and join new squads if your current squad is too horrible for you
    That doesn't even work, though. If you click leave squad, then find squad, it plops you right back in the one you left.

    6Jx6HOg.png
    Battlemans: DiscoCabbage | Elite: Dangerous: Aleksandr Khabaj
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    So Newegg has this for $12 off with promo code EMCYTZT796, am I likely to get a better price anywhere or should I pull the trigger?
    If your birthday happens to be soon, EA sends out a 25% off coupon on it. Which is just a code, so if a friend also had a birthday soon... :winky:

    steam_sig.png
  • NeliNeli Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Look at this ninja-bot go

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEtJmRx4JU0

    You can have a friend put C4 on the bot and then kamikaze it into groups of people

    Neli on
    vhgb4m.jpg
    I have stared into Satan's asshole, and it fucking winked at me.
    [/size]
  • joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    Is the robot in the 360 beta? Found a reason to play engineer.

    does it?
  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    Oh god where did my HUD go

    steam_sig.png
  • proyebatproyebat GARY WAS HERE ASH IS A LOSERRegistered User regular
    So I'm pleasantly suprised to find TDM/Conquest/SquadRush Gametypes floating around the server browsers

    455Bo4O.png
  • TOGSolidTOGSolid Drunk sailor Seattle, WashingtonRegistered User regular
    So maybe I'm just blind or something, but is there no option somewhere to join in on games that platoon members are in, or to invite platoon members?

    wWuzwvJ.png
  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    TOGSolid wrote:
    So maybe I'm just blind or something, but is there no option somewhere to join in on games that platoon members are in, or to invite platoon members?

    Doesn't seem to be, no

    steam_sig.png
  • TaranisTaranis Registered User regular
    The UMP is giving me flashbacks of MW2.

    EH28YFo.jpg
  • proyebatproyebat GARY WAS HERE ASH IS A LOSERRegistered User regular
  • TheExAmTheExAm Gerrymandered your districts Registered User regular
    Game error code 1

    6Jx6HOg.png
    Battlemans: DiscoCabbage | Elite: Dangerous: Aleksandr Khabaj
  • ZzuluZzulu Registered User regular
    edited October 2011
    Zzulu on
    t5qfc9.jpg
  • ZzuluZzulu Registered User regular
    I was greeted with a bunch of french people telling me to fuck myself. Is this really your server

    t5qfc9.jpg
  • reVersereVerse Attack and Dethrone God Registered User regular
    Well, he does have an anime avatar.

Sign In or Register to comment.